Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence by Meg Kissinger

7 reviews

helloashluna's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Antisemitism, and Medical trauma

katreena's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Very raw! 
This memoir explorers a lot of the uncomfortable feelings that people don't talk about having when in a mentally ill family. The author doesn't sugarcoat suicide and shows the real emotions for multiple sides. The author is a journalist so it's very well written and informative sections. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Alcohol

mollz12's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely an amazing and sad book. I picked it up because of my brother leaving this world 2 years ago and taking his life. This book really drives home the importance of talking about things and letting it come clean. What a beautiful story by her and her truth about her family and all of the trauma. I cried just thinking about how her family went through it twice, and how I am still coping with my loss. Read with caution in case of triggers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Suicide, and Medical trauma

malalaisee's review

hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

I wish that there was a bit more balance between traditional memoir and journalism-style coverage of others’ stories, since it throws the pacing off a bit, but otherwise, this is a great, digestible, and beautifully written story. I can’t imagine how hard it must have been to write and share.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual assault, Car accident, and War

louiepotterbook's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mklein319's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

briannad4's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, and Pregnancy